PRAT - I know the acronym and the foot tapping reference. I certainly know about how some systems set your foot tapping and some leave you cold. But Pacing, Rhythm, and Timing? I don't understand how this is affected by the reproduction equipment. These are all time based terms and no system is so bad that it would affect them.
Prat is a misnomer, IMHO. It describes the feeling you get from a highly dynamic system with excellent frequency response. The electronics don't significantly change actual ryhthm or timing. However, you get a perception of better rhythm and timing when no frequencies are compressed and the system easily produces dynamic range at all frequencies, at least IMHO.
So, if I go to a concert, and they play something I don't like (19th Russian, for example), and I don't tap my feet, does that mean it doesn't have PRAT?
My Naim buddies hate it when I ask them that question.
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